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27127

ZIP 27127 is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, mostly in Forsyth County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time. Winston-Salem has 25 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Forsyth +1 more
Metro area
Winston-Salem, NC
Population
41,443
Coordinates
36.0207, -80.2798
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Where 27127 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27127
  • 🔢 Type 27127 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZILZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 27127 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100111110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27120 (Winston-Salem, NC, 6 mi away) and 27130 (Winston-Salem, NC, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27127 becomes 72172, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12727, 17272, 21727, 27217, 27712, 71227, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77221 in Houston, TX, 976 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯1,029 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27127 and you would come out at 36.02°S, 99.72°E — 965 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 29.4 square miles of land, 27127 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population41,443This ZIP41,443
Households16,871This ZIP16,871
Housing units18,356This ZIP18,356
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$61,926This ZIP$61,926North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$219,600This ZIP$219,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,118This ZIP$1,118North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.0%This ZIP32.0%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density1,411.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,411.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments585This ZIP585
Employees7,300This ZIP7,300
Annual payroll$316,069,000This ZIP$316,069,000
Tax returns filed19,060This ZIP19,060
Total adjusted gross income$1,053,349,000This ZIP$1,053,349,000

Land area

Land area29.36 sq miThis ZIP29.36 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Counties 27127 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Forsyth County 81.4%
Davidson County 18.6%

Other place names in 27127

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ZIP codes near 27127

ZIPCityDistance
27103 Winston-Salem, NC 3.5 mi
27108 Winston-Salem, NC 4.1 mi
27117 Winston-Salem, NC 4.1 mi
27130 Winston-Salem, NC 4.1 mi
27150 Winston-Salem, NC 4.1 mi
27152 Winston-Salem, NC 4.1 mi
27155 Winston-Salem, NC 4.1 mi
27157 Winston-Salem, NC 4.1 mi
27198 Winston-Salem, NC 4.1 mi
27012 Clemmons, NC 5.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27127?

27127 is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County, part of the Winston-Salem, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.0207, -80.2798.

What county is 27127 in?

27127 spans 2 counties: Forsyth County and Davidson County. Most of it falls in Forsyth County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 27127?

Winston-Salem uses area codes 336 and 743, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 27127 in?

27127 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27127?

About 41,443 people live in ZIP code 27127, in 16,871 households, at 1,411.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 27127?

$61,926 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27127?

The closest are 27103 (3.5 mi), 27108 (4.1 mi), 27117 (4.1 mi), 27130 (4.1 mi) and 27150 (4.1 mi).

Is 27127 a PO Box ZIP code?

27127 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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